When did I say that this athem is for India. First version of Pakistan's anthem was this one. Quad requested that Hindu who was Lahore based to complete National athem within 5 days before 14th August.

He was requested on 9th August 1947.

http://www.cssforum.com.pk/89447-post61.html

National Anthem of Pakistan





The National Anthem of Pakistan approved by the Government in August 1954.However, the music for the anthem had been composed in 1950 and had been used on several occasions before official adoption. It is a harmonious rendering of a three-stanza composition with a tune based on eastern music but arranged in such a manner that it can be easily played by foreign bands. The Anthem is evocative in spirit, extolling Pakistan as the centre of faith and freedom, a land of beauty and strength drawn from the people and the country. The words touch upon the various facts of national life, with an invocation for integrity of Pakistan. The Verses of the Anthem have been composed by a renowned poet of Pakistan, Abul Asar Hafeez Jallundhri; while the tune has been composed by Ahmed G. Chagla, the well known musician and composer.


Composition:


At independence, on August 14, 1947, Pakistan did not have a national anthem. When the flag was hoisted at the independence ceremony it was accompanied by the song, "Pakistan Zindabad, Azadi Paendabad". The flag itself had only been approved by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan three days earlier. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, asked Lahore-based Hindu writer, Jagannath Azad on August 9, 1947 to write a national anthem for Pakistan in five days. Jinnah may have done this to promote a more secular idealism for Pakistan. The anthem written by Azad was quickly approved by Jinnah, and it was played on Radio Pakistan.Azad's work remained as Pakistan’s national anthem for approximately eighteen months.

In early 1948, A. R. Ghani from Transvaal, South Africa, offered two prizes of five thousand rupees each for the poet and composer of a new national anthem. The prizes were announced through a Government press note published in June 1948. In December 1948, a National Anthem Committee (NAC) was formed, initially chaired by the Information Secretary, Sheikh Muhammad Ikram. Committee members included several politicians, poets and musicians such as Abdur Rab Nishtar, Ahmed Chagla and Hafeez Jullundhri. The committee had some difficulty at first in finding suitable music and lyrics.

In 1950, the impending state visit of the Shah of Iran, resulted in the Government asking the NAC to submit an anthem without delay. The committee chairman, Federal Minister for Education, Fazlur Rahman, asked several poets and composers to write lyrics but none of the submitted works were deemed suitable. The NAC also examined several different tunes and eventually selected the one presented by Chagla and submitted it for formal approval. Chagla produced the musical composition in collaboration with another committee member and assisted by the Pakistan Navy band.

The anthem without lyrics was performed for Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan and later for the National Anthem Committee on August 10, 1950. Although it was approved for playing during the visit of the Shah, official recognition was not given until August 1954. The anthem was also played during the Prime Minister's visit to the United States. The NAC distributed records of the composed tune amongst prominent poets, who responded by writing and submitting several hundred songs for evaluation by the NAC. Eventually, the lyrics written by Jullundhri were approved and the new national anthem was first played properly on Radio Pakistan on August 13, 1954. Official approval was announced by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on August 16, 1954. The composer Chagla had however died in 1953, before the new national anthem was officially adopted. In 1955 there was a performance of the national anthem involving eleven major singers of Pakistan including Ahmad Rushdi.


Initial version:

Information on the first anthem by Azad is very sparse. The lines presented below, were originally quoted by the Dawn (newspaper).

اے سرزمین پاک
زرے تیرے ہیں آج
ستاروں سے تابناک
روشن ہیں کہکشاں سے کہیں
آج تیرى خاک



Translation:

O land of Pakistan,
Each particle of yours
Is being illuminated by stars.
Brighther than the galaxies by far
Are today your camels.



Present anthem:

The music composed by Chagla reflects his background in both eastern and western music. The lyrics are written in highly Persianised Urdu, even using Persian grammar. Every word in the entire anthem is of Persian or Arabic origin, with the one exception "ka", having purely Urdu origins.The anthem lasts for 1 minute and 20 seconds, and uses twenty one musical instruments and thirty eight different tones.






English translation of anthem:

Blessed be the sacred Land
Happy be the bounteous realm
Symbol of high resolve
Land of Pakistan
Blessed be thou citadel of faith

The order of this sacred land
Is the might of the brotherhood of the People
May the nation, the country, and the state
Shine in glory everlasting
Blessed be the goal of our ambition

This Flag of the Crescent and Star
Leads the way to progress and perfection

Interpreter of our past, glory of our present
Inspiration of our future
Symbol of Almighty's protection

Please read the given link

http://www.pkcolumns.com/2010/06/06/...afdar-mehmood/

Last Saarc conference held when?anyone knows?
The Speed of light with the rise in temperature of the medium REMAINS UNALTERED(correct me if i'm wrong)

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Quitters never win and Winners never quit..!!!

April 28–29, 2010 at Thimpo



Speed of light increases by rise in temperature of the medium.

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"Tumhary nafs ki qeemat Janat hay isy Janat say kam qeemat pey na bechna."
"Jiyo to istarh ky log tum sy milny ko tarsy; maro to istrah k log tumharee mot par royain"

Thanx Sir but unpleasant for me
Mount Everest is located at?I read it is between the border of Tibet_china and Nepal,my brother chose Nepal and I,the other.
When Sindh was annexed by the british what message was sent by Charles Napier to head querters?The die is cast,Peccavi,Do or die,In hoc signo vinces,The eagle has landed.

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Love is my Shield,Truth is my Sword,Brain is my Crown,Smile is my Treasure and I'm a Queen;
Quitters never win and Winners never quit..!!!

Mount Everest is located in Nepal.

I think the message sent was "Peccavi".

Correct spelling of necessary and independently.

Opposite of assure.

Synonyms of remote and indifferent.

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brother i think seed of light does not increase or decrease it remain same.

24 oct india celebrated its republic day. pacify is similar to (excite) coddle)

if you-------in advance you will get concession )buy) pay) work)
........... you work hard,you wont able to clear even preliminaries(if(unless(untill(lest

....... to your error....... consignment has delayed a week(according,important(duly,urgent(owing,entire

nine members have....... about decsion,but the 10th one view it........ solution,critically,(consenus,similarly(disagreeme nt,collectively,(agreement,differently,)

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not faliure, but the low aim, is a crime.( Quaid e Azam)

1 Original five members of ASEAN ?
2 Which sahabi advised the Holy Prophet to dig a trench around madina?
3 which party was ruling NWFP at the time of Partition?
4 which prime minister received vajpayee at lahore?
5 when was the UN established?
6 Permanent members of security council?
7 Last saarc confrence?
these are the MCQ's i remember.

assure>alarm
remote>distant
indifferent>neutral

if you PAY in advance
unless you work hard
duly,urgent
solution,critically
Correct me if i'm wrong
Regards

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Love is my Shield,Truth is my Sword,Brain is my Crown,Smile is my Treasure and I'm a Queen;
Quitters never win and Winners never quit..!!!

assure's opposit is unsure. and other option i think is consenus,similarly.

......... to your error........... consigment has been delay a week( owing entire) is correct.
i could...... see the sight since it was dark( clearly, barely) barely is rite

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